Pump spout



Sept. 9, 1924. l 1,508,269

c. c. CHRISMAN PUMP SPOUT Filed June 12. 1923 zrsneerS-sheet 1 1,508,269 Sept. .9 1924' y c, C, CHRISMAN PUMP SPOUT 2 shee LS-'Shee t 2 I led June 1 2 A Fl l Patented Sept. 9, 1924.

i appneefcien alega-'Jene 12,"1923'i serial Nb. enigste-f vTJZZZ t cnemf- "i ff-'Be it'known that; CLARENCE C. "Gafas- IN, a-citiz'en ofthe AUnited States, `resid- Tatv Martinsburg, in the' county 'of' Au- 5 drain and State of Missouri, havei'nvented certain new and useful Improvements gin 'Pump-Spoutsfo'f 'whioh-theffollowing fis a alieC ication'. 'ff-2;;

Myfinventon reltefslto' afpump spout, thepinoipalfobjeet fof -the invention-i --being "t kpiovidVa-l relatively@ 'simple' 'and'practical structure 'that 'ilsl'rnde'theready eontrol of the -fpeater ef theepnpf and ivefhfei; :will discharge the pumped 'iwat'efintof fe'eptacle or' divert: said lp'ulijri'p'd f'water back into thewell' or @receptacle from fwhenee it was "lifted by the"pn11`iping'neans It will lbe hder'stoodftht 'f waterstands in;l `the ipipes of; a4 pump," it becomes .st-ale, and' it' 'is Vthe 'purpose of Imy' inventionto provide a simple -and 'eiiicient means which has' been standnglinithe fpipesfefa pump,

result: of its passage through theair.v` v

' Whe'ei'ny-fdevice is used, the operator may, after pumping-a s'kucient amount of water back into the well or receptacle, actuate a valve-like device so that the comparatively c'ool,`fre'sh water that is drawn 'from the w'elll or receptacle willfpass through alscreened 'opening in Ithe pump spout and ldischarge into a suitable recep' ta'cle positioned beneath said spout;` The useof strainer in the mouth or discharge opening of the spout preve'rfitsl any foreign substance or objects from being` delivered -with the pumped water into the' ref'zeptacle suspended from, or positionedteneath'the spout. I

A further objectv of my invention is to provide an attachment forv the spouts of pumps that4 arel'already installed, and' which; attachment may be readily manipulated 'soi v I the 'fr-'ont endof the ',spout. 'L f jThe'lowerfpbrtien of thewall atthe-front f end, ofi'the spout "isf cut away to .ffor'meF a 100 'discharge"openingS15, :and the' latten is, 1o- -cated"directly 'in frontof'.the chamber i6 "that is below thepartition 14; This' charn- "berfli' forms"V a return' duct, or pas'safggewajl as to permitlw'ate'rto discharge from the features of construction and arrangement i of partsthatfwill be Iheraanafterndo're 'fullyfunetal fpum'p spout. uw 1 1 "fwell.f'-ya back into lthaw/"ell or receptacle, thussavf 25 ingsaid' water'andi also purifying itasa' --describ'ed claimed 'fand illustrated the accompanyingfdrawings in which:4

Fig; i' 1 1s :ai perspective view of ap'limp 55 spout of my! improved'construction. i 1

a i #nigg afi-sei benennen section takeaenehe' 65 Fig, 5 is a verticalf'sectiontakenlthrough `Vthe; center of-y "anatt'achment that embodies the'principlesE of my =inventi'n,{'and which ay" bef 'detachably c'on'nected to 11 l y 'ni ordinary l Fig.'- f6: iisj a1 sectional viewi-simi'larstojilfig. y f5 and'showing theattachm'ent.adjusted seas will permit the pumping rof the water that spout,which 'parts are preferably formed of ,'metal, either 'cast j or stampe'd, andl the di- "vidingline'between said parts being'verti- 'cally disposedand extending lengthwise of the completed-spout.l The two parts 'thus constructed are securely connected `to each otherypreferablyby means offbolts 1l that I pass vthrough-'suitably located'lugs l2,i.and 90 therear ends of theparts 10 are'provided with lan'gesfla that maybe securedvin any suitable manner to the pump housing 'v Ahoriz'ontally disposed' partition 14 extends lengthwise of the spout at a point mid- 95 way betweenits-'topkand bottom! walls, said 'partitionfterminating la short distance from .fdischargeopeningrlvf 5 ."lhe upper edgeoff'alve;S

'era-bly, :bevelled .f-so. .ithat it; may iii v beneath ,fthe c'orrespondi-ng'1ys1 A ybevfelle through which the pumped wat-er returns to the Well or receptacle and the chamber 17, above the partition 14, constitutes the duct through which the pumped .water ,flows outwardlyl tlirughtthejspout. E The inner faces of the side wallsgofjhspout directly infront ofnand below the partition 14 are provided with substantially triangular recesses 18, through which are adapted Vtotravel the side edges of'a sub'l stantially rectangularqplate 19 fand-.w hich latter performs the functions of a valve to directfvthe Iflow of xthe iwaterf through the forwardportion ofthe spout.y

Formedintegralwith and proj eating-outwardly from, the-lower portions of the ends of this plate are trunnions`20,that are journalled in suitable bearingsiuthe.lowerpor# Ytions of the sideA wallsof the spout larid at the lower -ends ofthe recesses 118.@ .'.Th'us the valve xplate- 19 ismounted so lthat` yit may y swingx freely 1 through thelsp acefbetweem the if f recesses' 718' so as ,Ito-directvlthe-zpump'edf-water i' from duct 17 into duct 16, orfdirectfsai'd ward edge of partition ;l4-.when .ingppsition rt`o`direct Ethe`:wate r out throughpeningv 15,

-andfthe edgefof the-topwu-llxofothspout .;adischarge opening 29.".

directly-above the openingfl -lis provided with a lip 21 against which the upperedgef of` plate .-19 bears when it -is inposition to-direetlybelowfspout direct the 16.' The ends of valve plate 19 are lformed soV that-'they fit Ysnugly/.against the inclined'- shoulders formed at the ends of the recesses. 18, -andqfwhich ,arrangement` provides-.sub-

stantially water-tight jointsfbetweenv the pumped water back.- through duct valve plate and the4 side walls-of the spout.

Formed integral-with the lowerfend 'cfaplate 19 is the lower-end ofa plate 22 that is.

. disposed at an angle of approximately sixty degrees relative to said plate-19, said plate. 22 projecting through vthe, dischargeopening and being provided with an openingj 23 in which is arranged a screen 24, prefer ably a -section. of wire. netting of relatively small mesh. `When lit isdesired to pump the .water that has 'been standing in the pump .pipesjbackr .into the'well :or receptacle with whichthe pump is;associated,the valve at theforward end of the spout is shifted so that plate 19 occupies the inclined position, as shown in.; Fig. '3, `withits upperedge bearing againstg pumped water that discharges intoffandv --throug'h'duct 17-will pass through the forduct 16, and it will discharge from the rear end thereof back into the well or receptacle. This pumping of the water that has been standing in the pump pipes will tend to aerate it, andyvhen a s uiicient .amount O I water is value wis manipulated so as to swing plate 19fintoan inclined position as illustrated in Fig. 2"vvith^its upper'edge bearing against the front end partition 14.

' "When so positioned, plate 22 occupies an 75 2 4,and then dischargefrom opening. 15 in to 80 av receptacle that vlmay loe-suspended froinfor positioned*,beneath-.the forward end ofthe 1' 6, and which is designed to ybe associated 85 1I-The'.- =rear; end. of, housing 125 may. vextend through lthe A wall .W

.S or, ifdesired, 'a return pipe' 30,; shown by dotted lines in Fig.y 5, may-extendafromthe rear portioirof the housing downwardly through the platform mended tby enf-upwardly 90 ofi the pump atar point w supports of thejpump and which forms a cover ,for the well. I .1

. ,Arranged for .sliding movement in the-y forward portion ofv the housing 25 is .a substantially channel-shaped member 31 having in ,its-bottomplatean .opening 32.,.that= .is l1 covered by a section 33 of wire screen, vand arrangedl within saidmember 31' and tolthe' Vrear ofthis screened opening-is a verticallyY disposed `partition 34.

When this. formI of the-device is adjusted 115 to `permit thepumped. water to .discharge into .a receptac1e.' .placed belowrv the pumps spout, member 31 is moved into the housing 25 sothat the screened opening 32 registers with discharge opening 29, and .when so positioned; partition 34 is4 located ata. point to the rear of opening26, .Thus, f'as the pumpis operated, the water fromfspout S passes-through opening y26, thencefthrough the chamber within the device infront of partition 34,. and thence.` throughjjI the screened .opening -32 and discharge -open-ff lng-29. f I -v When .this` device is adjusted toieffect a return ofthe pumped water into the well or receptacle with which it is associated, mem ber 31 is drawn outward to the position as illustrated in Fig. 6. When member 31 1s thus adjusted, partition 34 occupies a position in front of the opening 26 and discharge opening 29 is closed by the imperforate rear portion of said member 31.

lith the parts thus positioned, the pumped water discharges from the forward end of spout S into the open-topped rear portion of member 31, and passes back through housing 25 to the well or receptacle with which the pump is associated.

In the modication illustrated in Eig. 7, a hollow cylindrical valve plug 35 is arranged for rotation within a vertically. disposed chamber at. the forward end ofthe pump spout and which latter is provided with ducts 36 and 37 that correspond with the ducts 16 and 17 and said spout being also provided with an outlet 38 that is d1sposed opposite to the duct 37. The rotary valve plug 35 is provided on one side with spouts 39 and 40 that are adapted to register, respectively, with ducts 36 and 37, and formed in the upper portion of said block, directly opposite port 39 is a second port 41.

B v giving plug 35 a half turn, the pumped water passing through duct 36 will discharge from outlet 38, or said pumped watermay be caused to return through duct 3T to the well or receptacle with which the pump is associated.

Thus, it will be seen that I have provided relatively simple and cihcient means for diverting pumped water back into the well or 'for permitting said pumped water to discharge through a screened opening at the forward end of the well spout.

Obviously the details of construction of my improved pump spout may be varied in size, form and arrangement of the various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a pump spout, of adjustable means associated with the discharge end of the spout for causing the pumped water to pass throughout and discharge from said spout or for causing said pumped water to return through said spout to the well or receptacle with which the pump and its spout are associated.

2. The combination with a pump spout, of a duct leading from the discharge opening at the outer end of said spout back through said spout to the interior of the pump with which the spout is associated, and a valve-like member associated with said spout, and operable to cause the pumped water to discharge from the outlet opening at the forward end of said spout, or to return through said duct to the interior of the pump with which the spout is associated.

3. The combination with a pump spout, of a duct leading through the discharge opening of said spout back to the pump with which said spout is associated, and a valvelike member arranged for operation adjacent to the discharge opening in said spout, which valve-like member includes an imperorate plate thatis adapted to close the passageway through the return duct, and said valve-like member being provided with a screened opening through which, is adapted to pass, the water that discharges from said pump. v

4. The combination, with a relatively fixed pump spout, of manually operable valvular means arranged adjacent to the outer ends of said spout for causing the pumped water to discharge outwardly from said spout or for causing the pumped water to return through the pump spout to the well or receptacle from which it was'pumped.

5. A pump spout provided with outiiow and return ducts and with discharge opening at its outer end, a valve-like member -mounted for operation within the outer portion of said spout, and adapted to direct the water passing through the outflow duct to the discharge opening or to direct the water through the outflow duct into said return duct, and said valve-like member being provided with a screened opening that is adapted to register with the discharge opening at the outer end of said spout.

6. A pump spout having outflow and return ducts, said ducts communicating with each other adjacent to the outer end of the spout, there being a discharge opening' formed at the outer end of said spout, and a substantially V-shaped valve member mounted for operation in the forward portion of said spout adjacent to said discharge opening and adapted to direct the How of water through the outflow duct through said discharge opening or into and through said return duct.

7. A pump spout having outflow and return ducts, said ducts communicating with each other adjacent to the outer end of the spout, there being a discharge opening formed at the outer end of said spout, a substantially V-shaped valve member mounted Afor operation in the forward portion of said spout adjacent to said discharge opening and adapted to direct the flow of water through the outflow duct through said discharge opening or into and through said return duct, and one of the wings of said V-shaped valve member being provided with ascreened opening that is adapted to register with the discharge opening of said spout.

In testimony whereo'I aliix my signature.

CLARENCE C. CHRISMAN. 

